Speaking Program and Events

The Future of Project Management

How the future of the profession should realign to the needs of business.Read more

The Future of the Business World

How the future of business will need project managementRead more

Managing Complexity in Projects

How to recognize and manage complexity in projects.Read more

Managing Conflict in Projects

How to recognize and manage conflict in projects.Read more

Knowledge Transfer & Share between Projects

How to foster the sharing of lessons learned and the transfer of knowledge.Read more

Introducing Innovation into Projects

How to initiate and foster innovation in projects.Read more

Organizational Design in Project Management

How to set up the organizational structure in a project.Read more

Governance for IT Programs and Projects

How to set up governance for IT programs and projects.Read more

Entrepreneurial Thinking

How to approach entrepreneurial thinking and client management.Read more

Impossible Projects and Their Management

How to approach what is deemed an impossible project.Read more

Project Management Funding

How to approach the funding and sustainment of projects.Read more

Running Projects in Hostile Environments

How to set up a PMO in a hostile environment with limited resources.Read more

Agile Leadership and Managing Change

How to plan and execute projects in a climate of rapid changes.Read more

Stakeholder and Risk Management

How to manage stakeholders and prevent a project disaster. Read more

About the Lessons from History Speaking Events

The series puts a very different spin on projects and complex business problems of today by applying lessons from history which use relevant historical case studies to examine how projects and emerging technologies of the past solved complex problems. These have been transcribed into a series of presentations. The speaking topics are categorized by existing publication.

Audience for Lessons from History Speaking Events

The program delivers seminars for project managers, business executives, and decision makers and has been widely delivered to speak at local PMI chapters, organizations, corporations, and at conferences (see testimonials). Since the Lessons-from-History series started in 2001 the number of presentation events (and workshops) numbers in the hundreds and delivered to tens of thousands of attendees.

Available Presentations

All Lessons from History topics come as unique presentations (customizable to an organization's needs  (see trackrecord). This includes a repertoire of engaging topics that help explain today’s world and provide lessons-from-history. These have been popular with non-profit organizations such as PMI Chapters (for Professional Development Days) and for profit businesses.

Contact Information

With the Lessons-from-History series we seek out the wisdom of the past to help others avoid repeating mistakes and to capture time-proven techniques. You get more than just the talk. You will walk away with a memorable experience, a story that will stay with you, and will challenge your assumptions long afterwards. For bookings of presentations and workshops for seminars, conferences, and lectures, please enter your email address in the form below.